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    best-selling series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. This award-winning series is sure to give you a raw adrenaline rush. It is compelling and will enchant its readers, transporting them into a whole new realm chapter by chapter. Within these pages, where Greek mythology comes to life, Riodan paints the story of Percy Jackson in a world of monsters and gods he never knew existed. Now, meet him and his friends as they experience the thrilling adventure of a lifetime. Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon

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    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian, written by Rick Riordan, was based on a young demigod named Percy Jackson, along with his friends Grover and Anabelle, attempting to stop the nefarious titan revolution. This revolution was led by one of their closest friend’s named Luke, who betrayed the Gods’ side and aligned with the Titans. Luke’s body was possessed by the king of titans, Kronos, who sought the destruction of Olympus with his own hands. So, it’s up to Percy, his friends’ and the

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    teacher, introduced me the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series of books. Before this series, I hated reading and all things related to it. It was because of Mr. Kent and this series of books that I began to love reading. The series Percy Jackson & The Olympians is about a twelve year old boy from New York City that finds out that he is a demigod, meaning that he is half god. He finds out that his father who he had never met was the Greek god Poseidon (god of the sea). Percy is sent to Camp Half

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    Greek gods and goddesses, this book can be considered one of them. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian, is a 381 page, young-adult fiction book written by Rick Riordan and is the final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The book is about Percy and the rest of his demigod friends defending Olympus from the evil Titan Kronos and his army, while the gods fight the powerful monster Typhon. Percy Jackson is a sixteen year old son of Poseidon and is the leader of demigod

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    The Last Olympian Setting : The two main cities this book takes place in is mount Olympus and new York. Olympus in this book is actually at the top of a building and has been moved there. Its in the 600th floor. Mount Olympus is where they fight to save the it in the end. Percy Jackson also goes to poseidons palace which his huge and has lots of scenery. The underworld in the story is in central park and the kids are sent by Percys mom over there. Characters: Percy Jackson again is the main character

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    filled with hardships and opportunities to grow and change as a man and become a better person. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: Sea of Monsters, written by Rick Riordan, is about two 12/13-year-old friends, Percy and Annabeth, who are children of Poseidon and Athena respectively. They go on a quest to rescue their friends and the camp they attend, where children of the gods are protected. Percy and Annabeth also go through hardships which help them to grow and develop characteristics that are

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    The concept of loyalty has been prevalent throughout history and literature. One example is the book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. This series surrounds a teenage boy, Percy Jackson, who is a demigod living in New York City. It blends ancient Greek mythology-- evil monsters and jealous gods-- with current predicaments. One of the themes touched on in Percy Jackson and the Olympians is the concept of a “fatal flaw,” or a trait that a hero possesses that will eventually bring about their downfall

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    Percy Jackson and the Olympians was a fiction book and explained his adventure that was written by Rick Riordan. The book was listed by The New York Times Best Seller List book series for over 223 weeks. This shows that the book is highly rated and many people want to read it. From the book series, the film titled Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief in the year 2010. The movie was successful but received mixed reactions from the filmmakers and the viewers (Putri 3). The movie has

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    Rick Riordan accurately portray the Greek gods in his series Percy Jackson and the Olympians as compared to the actual Greek myths and legends? How does Riordan characterize the gods and what effect does his portrayal of them have on the story? In the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, author Rick Riordan juxtaposes ancient Greek mythology with the modern world. The series tell the story of the title character, demigod Percy Jackson and his friends as they goes on quests to, quite literally,

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    Baggins. Of all of these adventures, I hold those of Percy Jackson the closest to my heart because of the deep rooted friendships I found through it. Published in 2005, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief was written by Rick Riordan and starts off the adventures of a twelve year old boy named, Percy Jackson. Percy is a troubled

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